Mani Sapol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sapol Mani | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamic Togolais | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Maranatha FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Maranatha FC | ||
| 2007–2011 | Al-Ittihad SCSC | ||
| 2012–2013 | CA Batna | 32 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Dacia Chișinău | 26 | (0) |
| 2017– | Dynamic Togolais | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Togo U-17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Togo | 13 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2013 | |||
Sapol Mani (Arabic: سابول ماني; born 5 June 1991) is a Togolese football midfielder currently playing for Dynamic Togolais.
Career
Club
In 2007 Mani was voted by the English magazine World Soccer as the 30th "Most Exciting Teen Footballer" in 2007.[1]
Sapol began his career in the youth from Maranatha FC,[2] before in 2007 transferred to Maranatha F.C., a Fiokpo based club, there he played for two years before being sold to Al-Ittihad from Tripoli.[3] The Togolese young prodigy is currently overseen by PSG and Monaco, the club Ittihad have already rejected initials offers from both French teams.
On 3 January 2010 Mani scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Al-Ahli Tripoli, Al-Ittihad's major rivals in the Libyan Premier League.[4] On 2 January 2012 Mani signed for Algerian club CA Batna.[5] On 28 January 2012 he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against MC Saïda, .[6]
In April 2015, after nearly two years without a club, Mani signed for FC Dacia Chișinău in the Moldovan National Division, on a two-year contract taking affect from May 2015.[7]
He returned to Togo in the summer 2017, signing for Dynamic Togolais. He was selected as player of the month of the Togolese Championnat National in December 2017.[8]
International
International A at only 16 years, he participated in a tournament with players such Adébayor, Essien and Muntari. He is a genius of dribbling and passing. He played FIFA U17 Worldcup in Korea in 2007.[9]
Mani announced his arrival in Korea with a sharp turn and stunning drive into the bottom corner in Togo’s opener against Costa Rica. This industrious midfielder can make as well as score goals; he gets from box to box, and is as happy breaking up play as he is good at initiating it. Mani had a magnificent tournament. He has played his first game for the Les Eperviers on 11 October 2008 against Swaziland.
Mani was a victim of a serious car accident on 14 November 2009 in Togo. [4]
Background
His agent is the Togolese, Orobiyi Hugues Rhodes.
Career statistics
International
| Togo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 June 2013[10]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 July 2010 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad |  Chad |
1-1 | 2-2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 10 October 2010 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Tunisia |
1-1 | 1-2 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Club
- Libyan Premier League (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Libyan Cup (1): 2009
- Libyan League Cup (1): 2008–09
- Libyan Super Cup (3): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Individual
- Togolese Young Player of the Year 2007
- Libyan Premier League Young Player of The Year 2007-08
References
- ^ "Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers (2007)". http://soccerlens.com/. Soccerlens. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ [1]
- ^ "Mani Sapol". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=3&i=5279
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ "Afrique Le Togolais Sapol Mani rejoint le FC Dacia en Moldavie". www.africatopsports.com/ (in French). Africatopsports. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "D1 : Mani Sapol meilleur joueur du mois de décembre" (in French). TogoFoot. 7 January 2018.
- ^ Togo U-17 Squad (Player No. 5) - Fifa.com
- ^ "Sapol Mani". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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External links
- 1991 births
- Sportspeople from Lomé
- Living people
- Togolese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Togo youth international footballers
- Togo international footballers
- Maranatha FC players
- Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) players
- CA Batna players
- FC Dacia Chișinău players
- Dynamic Togolais players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Moldovan National Division players
- Togolese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Libya
- Expatriate footballers in Algeria
- Expatriate footballers in Moldova
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Libya